Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-10
THE WIICH'S FArk.
A Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More Than
E0ualled Now

CTueI fTeJuulcc OF OIu Hines more 1tdu
Equalled Now.
Not many decades ago in this country.
the people were excited over witchcraft.
Persons suspected were thrown into the
water; if not witches, they would drown
if they were witches, they would swim
ashore, and would be put to death! In any
event, they were doomed!
Not many years ago if person were
taken sick with advanced disorder of the
kidneys, the physician would pronounce
the disease Bright's disease, and when so
declared, he regarded his responsibility
at an end, for medical authority admitted
that the disease was incurable.
When the physician found patient
thus afflicted, he would say, "Oh, slight
attack of the kidneys; will be all right in
a little while" He knew to the contrary.
But if he could keep the patient on his
hands for few months, he kne he could
derive great revenue from his case, and
then when the disease had progressed to
certain stage, he would state the facts
and retire, exhonerated from all blame.
But the error of supposing the disease
incurable, has swayed the public mind,
long after the fact has ceased to be. But
public opinion has been educated to the
true status of the case by those who have
discounted the 1ncurability theory, and
the public recognizes and testifies to the
fact that Warmers safe cure is specific
for this disease. This has been shown
with thousands of testimonials.
Upon referring to them in our files we
find that $4,000 reward will be given to
any one who can prove that so far as the
manufacturers know they are not ganu-
inc, and that hundreds OF thousands sim
liar in character could be published, if it
were necessary.
The condition of things is worry anus
ing to the journalist, who looks upon all
sides of every question. Proof should
be accepted by all, but prejudice fights
proof for many years. 1t seems strange
that when a proprietary medicine is do
ing the good that Warmers safe cure is
that the physicians do not publicly en-
dorse it. Many of them, We are told,
privately prescribe it.
few years ago, as stated, when man
had Bright's disease, the doctor boldly
announced it, because he thought it re-
heved him OF responsibility.
To-day when prominent people are
dying (and hundreds of thousands Of
common people die Of the same disease),
we are told that doctors disguise the fact
that it is Bright's disease Of the kidne, S
and say that they die of paralysis, of APP
oplexy, of pneumonia, of consumption,
of general debility, of rheumatism, of
heart disease, of blood poisoning, or some
other of the names OF the direct effects
of kidney disease. They are not the real
disease itself.
We sometimes wonder if they avoid
stating the real cause Of disease for fear
they will drive the public into patronage
of the only scientific proprietary specific
for kidney diseases and the thousand anc
one diseases that originate in inactive
kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement
We read. Some people perhaps may re
gard this article as an advertisement a.
will not believe it, but we are candid
enough to say that we believe the parties
above mentioned have stated their case
and proved it, and under such circun
stances the public is unwise if it is long
er Influenced by adverse prejudice.